Brad Simon
Seasoned General Counsel and Tech Transactions Attorney
Massachusetts
CA, MA
"As always, Brad is amazing. He's quick and is always looking out for my company."
About
Brad is a trained mediator and holds additional degrees from Brown and University… read more College London where he studied anthropology
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"As always, Brad is amazing. He's quick and is always looking out for my company."
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Work History
Law Office of Brad Simon
Principal
Jan 2017 - Present
The Law Office of Brad Simon provides highly experienced, responsive, and cost effective representation for digital media, Internet, SaaS/app/software and video game companies — with a special focus on start-ups — for their licensing, contracting, privacy, and other product counsel needs.
Clients include: Take-Two Interactive, Invitae, Token Transit, Xero, Healthie, GreatHorn, & Creative Market.
IAC Applications
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Aug 2014 - Sep 2016
Responsible for overseeing all legal and compliance matters for largest division of IAC consisting of several leading software companies across multiple platforms reaching over one hundred million users worldwide: browser /search (Mindspark and APN), mobile (Apalon), and desktop (Slimware).
About.com
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Nov 2012 - Aug 2014
Led legal affairs for a highly profitable Internet company of over 200 employees and 1,000 writers that provides expert content to 90 million unique monthly visitors through About.com and other web properties.
Take-Two Interactive (T2)
Vice President and Counsel
May 2012 - Nov 2012
Partnered throughout the company to advise on, draft and negotiate in-game advertising agreements, trademark, content, music, and merchandise license agreements, software development and publishing agreements, technology agreements, and marketing agreements, all for AAA game titles - NBA 2K, Borderlands, and Bioshock.
Beyond Oblivion
Deputy General Counsel and Vice President
Aug 2011 - Jan 2012
Negotiated complex music licensing agreements and provided corporate, privacy, HR and other legal services for NewCorp funded music technology start up.
MTV Networks
Senior Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs
Aug 2009 - Feb 2011
Led global legal and business affairs team of leading video game developer (Harmonix) and publisher (MTV Games) of Rock Band and Dance Central products, serving on senior management teams of both entities until the business was sold.
PlayFirst
Vice President and General Counsel
Jul 2004 - Jul 2009
Oversaw all business and legal affairs for pioneering casual game company.